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J. DE RBOHLAW. MACHINE FOR MAKING TINSEL THREAD.

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MAGHINE FOR MAKING TINSEL THREAD.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN DERBOHLAWV, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

MACHINE FOR MAKING TINSEL THREAD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 364,339, dated June '7, 1887.

Application filed August ll, 1886.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN DERBOHLAW, of the city of New York, in the county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Making Tinsel Threads, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved machine for making tinsel thread.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts and details, which will be fully described and set forth hereinafter, and finally pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a front view of my improved machine for making tinsel. Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail side view of the tubular spool-holder, the spool on the same, the flier, and the cord passed through the spindle. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the spindle and bobbin.

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on the frame A are fixed a number of spindles, B, for receiving the spools O, on which cotton or other threads are wound. In front of the spools B a bar, D, is provided, in which a series of horizontal tubular shafts, E, are provided, those ends of the tubular shafts opposite those passed through the bar D being pointed, as shown at E, and on said tubular shafts the revolving spoolholders Fare mounted, which are provided with pulleys F, in contact with all of which the drivingcord G passes, which is also passed over a pulley, H, mounted on the shaft 1", driven by a band, I, passed around pulley I on the shaft 1" from a pulley, J, on the main driving-shaft K, the last having a suitable crank-handle or other suitable actuating device, as shown in Fig. 1. The drivingcord passes over and under the several pulleys F alternately.

Each revolving spool-holder is provided with a flier, L, having two eyes, through which the tinsel thread a is passed, said tinsel thread being wound on a spool, M, mounted on the spool-holder. So that the spool may not revolve on the spool-holder, a spiral spring, 0, is provided on the spool-holder, which spring is held in place by a removable collar, P, 011

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said spool-holder, said collar being held in place by friction. The threads I) from the several spools C are passed through the tubular shafts E tothe pointed ends E of the same, and over the pulleys Q, mounted in a row on the shaft It at one side of the machine, said shaft being revolved by a band, R passing over a pulley, It, on the outer end of the shaft R, and over pulley W on the shaft \V, said shaft being driven by a band, B, passed around pulley It on the shalt XV from the pulley R on the main shaft K.

Some distance below the pulleys Q a row of vertical spindles, S, is provided, which are revolved by means ofthe band S from the pulley T on the same shaft with the pulley II. On each spindle S a bobbin U and a flier, V, are provided, one spindle S being provided for each two pulleys Q, thespoolholders being held by any well-known friction devices to prevent them from revolving.

The tinsel is wrapped around the pointed end E of the tubular shafts E, against the iuside of which pointed end the thread that passes through the tubular shaft rests, so that as the said thread passes from the pointed end the tinsel is wound around it.

The operation is as follows: By turning the shaft K the several spindles, pulleys, spools, &c., are revolved, and the thread from each spool O, in passing the pointed ends E of the corresponding tubular shaft E, is surrounded by tinsel, which is wound spirally on the said threads. The end of the spindle is made pointed, so that the thread can lie snugly up against the same and the diameter of the coils of tinsel passed around the ends of the spindles be as short as possible. The wound threads, which are passed over the pulleys Q, are then doubled, and then the doubled threads are passed through the tubular ends of the spindle S, passed through apertures in the sides of the shaft, and by the fliers V are wound upon suitable bobbins placed on the said spindles S. The thread bis thus wound with tinsel, and

the wound or covered threads are doubled and twisted and wound upon the bobbins U in a single operation.

Having thus described myinvention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination, with a tubular shaft provided at one end with a tapered pointed projection, forming a continuation of one side only ofsaid tubular shaft, of a revolving spoolholder mounted on said tubular shalt and a flier on the spool-holder, substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination, with a tubular shaft having one end pointed, of a revolving spoolholder on said shaft, aflier on the spool-holder, a spring surrounding the spool-holder at one end of the spool, and a collar on the spool holder for the purpose of holding-the spool and spring in place, substantially as shown and described.

3. The combination, with a frame, of a series of spindles for receiving spools, tubular pointed shafts in front of said spindles, rev olving spool-holders and fliers mounted on the tubular shafts, and revolving spindles provided with fliers for receiving the threads passed through the tubular shafts earryi ng the revolving spool-holders, substantially as shown and described.

4. The combination, with a frame, of a series of spindles for receiving spools, a row of pointed tubular shafts in front of the spools, revolving spool-holders provided with fliers mounted on the tubular shafts, a row of pulleys in front of the tubular shafts, one pulley being provided for each tubular shaft,and arow of spindles below the above-mentioned row of pulleys, one spindle being provided for each. two pulleys, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN DERBOHLA\V.

Witnesses:

Osoiln F. GUNZ, MARTIN PETRY. 

